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Cosmic Ordering – The Power of Positive Thinking
If you have found your way to read this article, something within you has been triggered consciously or otherwise to seek a path which you can take to change your life in a positive way forever. What you are about to discover shortly is not something new, but in fact a frame of mind and a process that is as old as mankind itself. You will learn that by taking a simple course of action and by following time tested instructions, your life, your mental attitude, your health and an abundance of other things will change and the physical things you desire will actually manifest themselves to you.
Before we start, it is important that you read and re-read the following, because this is the fundamental foundation.
The Power of Positive Thinking is a theory that contends if you believe good things will happen to you, there will be some sort of cataclysmic shift in the energies surrounding you which will actually cause good things to happen to you. For as many people who believe in the power of positive thinking, there are many more who believe it’s all a bunch of New Age pop psychology drivel or sugar-coated Peter Pan platitudes.
Here’s the thing: they’re all right.
You see, positive thinking is a system of beliefs. So if you believe it doesn’t work- then, of course, it won’t work. And if you believe it does work…well, you get the idea. For non-believers, using positive thinking is like trying to get a job after high school. You need experience to get a job, but you need a job to get the experience. It can be difficult to know where you’re supposed to start. But just like any other process, the key to making positive thinking work for you is to start small. Plant seeds, if you will, and then learn how to tend and cultivate those seeds until you have a mental garden that bears a phenomenal crop, year after year. Anything is possible with positive thinking…even if you do believe it’s all a bunch of crap.
Norman Vincent Peale, the father of positive thinking, once said: “If you have zest and enthusiasm you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind.” This is the essence of positive thinking. It’s not so much a theory as it is a contagious disease. Just as anger and negativity spread quickly from person to person, so do humor and happiness- only good feelings spread far faster. Think about it: have you ever noticed that the quickest way to ease a tense situation is to make a joke? The instant someone laughs or smiles, a sense of relief spreads through everyone in the vicinity. Even if the angered parties don’t feel better, they are at least able to discuss the problem in a detached and objective way, and get on with their lives instead of dwelling on negativity. For that same reason, solo drivers who get cut off in traffic tend to remain angry for at least the rest of the drive- because there is no one else near them to send out good vibrations and break the tension.
Makes sense, doesn’t it?
Let us get started as the seeds of belief are already there. Your next step is to clear your mind’s garden of doubt and get ready to plant. You’ll learn how to take all that negativity and mulch it down into fertilizer that will let your possibilities grow.
Banish negativity from your mind
To tune in to the power of positive thinking, you should probably start small- particularly if you don’t believe it will work. It’s one thing to tell yourself, “Tomorrow, when I wake up in the morning I won’t hit snooze a dozen times and feel drowsy for the rest of the day,” and quite another to tell yourself, “Tomorrow, when I wake up in the morning I’ll be living independently wealthy and living in a mansion.” (Unless, of course, you are in fact independently wealthy and living in a mansion at the moment; in which case you might try to think your way into ownership of a small country.)
The process of making positive thinking work for you begins with destruction, or at least a mild shift in your thought structure. In order to make room for new methods and ideas, you must first tear out all the old negativity patterns you’ve been building throughout your life. For some, this can be a gradual process: as you witness positive thinking work for you, one small step at a time, you will slowly clear out those good-things-only-happen-to-other-people thoughts, and be able to cultivate the seeds of change.What’s holding you back? Even those who fully embrace the theory of positive thinking may feel some qualms over entrusting their lives to mere thought. There are many possibilities that could be producing weeds in your mental garden, and the best way to get rid of a weed is to yank it out, roots and all. In this section we’ll discuss some of the most common stumbling blocks people encounter on the road to positive thinking, as well as how to overcome them and lay the foundation for a healthy life outlook.
Self-Esteem: Catching the “I-Love-Me” Disease
For most of human existence, self-esteem was an unheard-of notion akin to the theories of those heretics who believed the world was round. The term “self-esteem” – defined by Webster’s Dictionary as “pride in oneself; self-respect” – made its way into the common public awareness during the ‘60s and ‘70s as a catch-all term to describe the essence of parenting problems. The “old ways” of parenting were pronounced barbaric and damaging to the budding self-esteem of our youth, and many parents fearful of raising unhappy, ill-adjusted children took advice that led to a generation of children with high self-esteem…so high it eclipsed personal responsibility and created a “me-first” mentality.
On the other hand, most of us are taught that thinking highly of ourselves is a vain, selfish and undesirable trait. Advice telling us to feel better about ourselves and occasionally put us first seems counterintuitive at best. After all, isn’t self-love the first step on the road to Ego Central? Many people want to feel good about themselves, but guilt too often rears its ugly head and stops healthy self-esteem from developing.
Because of these conflicting viewpoints, self-esteem is a tricky little emotion to manipulate. It’s important to strike a balance between modesty and greed. It takes practice to convince yourself that you are a worthwhile and deserving person, while at the same time keeping in mind that you’re not the center of the universe. Though it may sound impossible, it’s actually simple to accomplish.
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Need Some Help Getting Motivated Each Day!
When you want to get motivated…
Try reading some good motivational books and materials from people such as Anthony Robbins, Eckhart Tolle, or Zig Ziglar!
When you want to get motivated…
Listen to encouraging, self-help audio programs, like the ones you can get from companies on audio cassette or CD and listen to them in the car, or while jogging.
When you want to get motivated…
Read some awesome materials from some of the writers and speakers of yesteryear, such as Og Mandino, Dale Carnegie, and Napoleon Hill.
When you want to get motivated…
Subscribe to some sort of Daily Motivational e-mail Service where they will send you an e-mail every single day! Somthing short and sweet, but powerful, to give you a daily dose of positive encouragement, to help you start your day on a positive note!
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When you want to get motivated…
Cut out pictures of things that you would love to eventually acquire…boats, cars, houses, or even photos of exotic vacation destinations…and hang them on the bathroom mirror so you will see them every day, to remind you of your goals!
When you want to get motivated…
Find some Good Quotes that you LOVE from famous people, and write them on sheets of paper in Big, Bold, Colorful Letters, and then hang them in various places where you will see them every single day!
Here’s a Great Quote:
“Change your thoughts and you change your world.” — Norman Vincent Peale
Many Blessings!
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His website is www.FatherTimePublishing.com where there are so many cool things to see, particularly Good Luck Charms and Love Attracting Jewelry!
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The Science Of Getting Rich. Is Wallace Wattles' Book Really As Great As I'm Making Out?
You’ve got information overload when you know the names, and can quote, Tony Robbins, Zig Ziglar, Jim Rohn, Esther Hicks, Bob Procter, Brian Tracy, Napoleon Hill, Norman Vincent Peale, Dale Carnegie, Jack Canfield, Rhonda Byrne and a thousand others…
You’ve literally read the book, seen the film and bought the T-Shirt but has it really altered your life for the better? Or rather, has it really altered your life dramatically for the better? Sure, now your thought process is more focused, sharper, more streamlined and permits you to resolve problems quicker, faster and better. These days you always maintain a positive image in your mind and you always read your goals out aloud before bedtime but what has been the overall net benefit? Not really sure?
Too many cooks have spoilt this broth and we have all gorged on this ‘self-help motivational’ banquet but in the end we just got mentally fatter rather than intellectually fitter. We got too much information and we got paralysed! We tried everything and got nowhere. We baked a cake that had a bit of Tony Robbins , a hint of Jack Canfield and Bob Procter all drizzled with generous amounts of Rhonda Byrne. The cake was a failure, it didn’t rise, it was half-baked! Sound familiar? Know what I mean?
Really, we just need and want the critical basics, the fundamentals, the nuts and bolts. Whether you’re the butcher, the baker or the candlestick maker, you just want the information for making money, wealth and riches in it’s most easy to understand and effective form. Do you agree?
Wallace Wattles has written a book that is, in my opinion, the most basic, refreshingly blunt, almost brutal and completely undiplomatic expose’ of the mechanics for creating personal wealth and success.
A friend of mine suggested I read The Science Of Getting Rich by New Thought writer Wallace Wattles. She explained that this book had inspired Rhonda Byrne and the makers of the film The Secret and it’s accompanying book, coincidentally also called The Secret! She’s a smart girl and if she said it’s so, it’s good enough for me… and Rhonda Byrne has since confirmed this to Oprah.
I knew of Wallace Wattles but had never read The Science Of Getting Rich. I regret that now. Ironically, I already had this book in my possession. It had been lying in my vast digital library collecting cyber dust.
My mom always said to me ‘Think happy, else your worst fears will always happen’. She was telling me exactly what the motivational leaders and personal development cadre write about today. That whatever you think about most will happen, that your dominant thinking creates your physical reality.
Wattles wrote about this phenomena in 1910! Today in the 2010′s a thousand business gurus, new-ageists, Jedi Masters and self-improvement ninjas throw this line at you all day long. Wattles exposed this ‘secret’ over a hundred years ago!
Wattles writes directly AT you and pulls no punches. He doesn’t hide behind phrases or rhymes or sound bites. He says it like it is, his words are crystal and he spells it out repeatedly so you get the message.
And the message is short and sweet because the truth is always short and sweet. Most people don’t need 645 pages to learn about the ‘secret’. Most just want someone to say ‘do this, do this then this will happen’. Most people want an instruction leaflet, a quick start manual, a ‘how to’. In my opinion, Wallace Wattles’ masterpiece is just that. Tell me what I want to know in a 55 or so pages and I’ll listen to you… and follow you up the mountain… and make the tea!
Wattles says some things in this book that would be considered controversial in 2010 never mind 1910! He touches on religion, family, the poor and even on information overload but his thinking makes sense, it all adds up, it hits the mark.
All opinions are subjective hence personal and so, in my opinion, this book reveals simply the best advice for anyone seeking the formula to create, attain or attract wealth, success and life-enhancement.
Neither Wallace Wattles nor I can guarantee you’ll get rich or wealthy but after reading The Science Of Getting Rich, you might… and, in the end, you might even get the girl (or the guy).
Get this important masterpiece today. Download Right Now!
Good luck and good hunting.
Disclaimer: I make money because I sweat and put the effort in. If you do the same you might make money too… but if you don’t, you won’t. Any and all businesses carry some risks so don’t spend what you can’t afford. This is not Kansas (unless you really do live there, of course), this is the Internet. You might lose money, the world could end… or you could do just fine and earn the respect and jealousy of your friends. Don’t do drugs, respect your elders and recycle plastics.
This article was written by Sal Abdin of NetRichNow. Discover how I achieved financial success with a home based business and how you can do the same.
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